A Lost Boy

Chapter 10

When they caught sight of the flying blue thing, Gajeel pulled out his telescope and looked through it. However even with the telescope's more advanced lens he still couldn't make out what this "bird" really looked like because of how far away it was.

"What is it?" Elfman asked him.

"It's a large blue bird. Probably the largest one I've ever seen."

"Give me it!" Elfman said jerking the telescope.

"I wanna see!" Sting said jerking it too.

"No it's mine!" Gajeel argued.

"Don't be greedy! Share!" Rogue said.

"Get off me!" Gajeel demanded. "You know the rules! When Gray's away I'm in charge. So I get to look through the telescope."

"Who made you co captain?" Sting asked. "I don't remember taking a vote on that."

"Yeah." Elfman and Rogue added.

"We didn't vote on it because obviously I'm more suited for the position." Gajeel explained. "I'm the oldest, the toughest, and the smartest out all of you. So put a sock in it you bunch of whiners!"

Gajeel looked back into it only for Meredy to suddenly appear and flash her light into the lens.

"Ahhh! My God I've gone blind! I'm blind!" He shouted with his hand over his eyes.  

"I'm blind! I'm blind! I'm blind!" The other children mocked while laughing and thinking it served him right for being so bossy.

"Don't laugh you idiots! She's blinded me!"

After teasing him they turned to speak with Meredy. Much like Gray they too had learned the language of the fairies due to being around them for so long which meant they would be able to understand what Meredy would have to say.

"Hello Meredy." They greeted. 

"Any news from Gray?" Elfman asked.

Meredy looked down at the bows and arrows in their hands and began to think of an idea. A very low, under handed, and dreadful idea. Now Meredy was not all bad. Sometimes she was all good but fairies are so small that they only have room for one emotion at a time. Not to mention that reason did not come easy to fairies either so you could say that considering the consequences of one's actions was a foreign concept to Meredy. Right now she was being completely ruled by her emotions of jealousy which also dominated her sense of reason. This would drive her to make two mistakes that she would regret for the rest of her life.

She flew up to Elfman's ear and began to talk to him. 

"She says that the bird is called a Juvia." Elfman said. "And that Gray wants us to shoot it down."

"Shoot a bird?" Rogue said confused. "That's odd. He's never asked us to shoot anything except pirates and wild beasts that we use for dinner. Why on earth would he want us to shoot a bluebird?"

"Maybe he's craving bluebird for supper?" Sting suggested. 

"But those smaller birds aren't common for eating. Pigeons perhaps or maybe an occasional dove, but a bluebird?"

"A trophy then?"

"Sting you know he doesn't believe in hunting for sport. He views it as senseless murder."

"What does it matter? We have our orders." Gajeel said. "Shoot the Juvia bird."

"Aye-aye!" The other three boys said and they prepared their weapons.

"Hey guys you think I might be able to hit it?" Elfman asked. "Imagine how impressed Gray would be if I did?"

"Doubtful." Rogue said. "You have poor aim."